CHERRY LAKES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07821678 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-25

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2026

Net worth

£345.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03120

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £345,192

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£345k

↑ 5.9% YoY

Current Assets

£350k

↓ 17% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Total assets	£345.2k	£326.0k
Current assets	£350.1k	£420.1k
Net assets	£345.2k	£326.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-06-30
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2025-06-19
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2024-07-11
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2023-07-18
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2022-07-15
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2022-03-30
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2022-03-29
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2022-03-29
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-03-29
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incorporation · MA
2022-03-29
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2021-07-29
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2020-07-31
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2019-10-08
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accounts · AA
2018-07-23
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2013-05-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2011-10-25
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Company incorporated
As CHERRY LAKES LIMITED
2011-10-25
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KIRSCH, Judith appointed
secretary
2011-10-25
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KIRSCH, Judith appointed
director
2011-10-25
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KIRSCH, Michael Terence appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Terence Kirsch Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Judith Kirsch Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-10-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120

Registered office

Cherry Lake House Wildmoorway Lane

South Cerney

Cirencester

Gloucestershire

GL7 5UZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-02

Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

KIRSCH, Judith→

secretary · appointed 2011-10-25

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KIRSCH, Judith→

director · ~65y · appointed 2011-10-25

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KIRSCH, Michael Terence→

director · ~65y · appointed 2011-10-25

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/05/2013	—

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